The Daoist Venerables who had been a bit excited before all cooled down.
Yuan Guang Daoist Saint's words, if you think them through carefully, are downright terrifying.
"Why would he do that?"
"What's his intention?"
The answer now seemed painfully obvious.
"Could this be a bait-and-switch scam?"
"Or is it just to cheat us out of materials and rob us of our assets?"
"Ahem!"
Sitting in the chief seat, Gong Qing had no choice but to lightly clear her throat.
"The Supreme Palace Master would never stoop to such despicable things."
She narrowed her eyes slightly, with a hint of displeasure.
"To speculate about him so maliciously—you are violating Sect rules!"
Only then did the Elders shut their mouths.
But what they thought in their hearts, that was something no one could control.
Besides, Yuan Guang Daoist Saint had not shut his mouth.
He was like an old detective who'd lived for hundreds of billions of years, teasing out one suspicious point after another.
